The anthropometric profile of elite roller figure skaters


Autoria(s): Vila Suárez, Helena; Abraldes Valeiras, José Arturo; Rodríguez Suárez, Nuria; Manchado, Carmen; Ferragut Fiol, Carmen
Contribuinte(s)

Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas

Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (GICAFD)

Data(s)

04/09/2013

04/09/2013

2013

Resumo

Although the anthropometric profiles of Olympic athletes, as a group, are well known, there is still a need for specific reference data for each sport given that each discipline has its own characteristics. This study has been designed considering the limited number of articles that focus on the anthropometric characteristics of artistic roller skating and, more specifically, the figures discipline. The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, to define the anthropometric profile, body composition and somatotype of male and female artistic roller figure skaters in order to establish specific profiles; and, secondly, to establish the differences between the anthropometric profiles, body compositions and somatotypes of male and female skaters. Twenty-nine professional roller skaters (male = 15, female = 14) underwent measurements of standard anthropometry (height, body mass, arm span, 8 skinfolds, 3 breadths and 11 girths). The somatotype was measured using the Heath-Carter methods. A T-Student test for independent samples was conducted in order to assess the differences between male and female skaters. Significant statistical differences were found between male and female skaters in terms of body mass, height, arm span, the sum of four and six skinfolds and all skinfold measurements. Male skaters have a BMI of 21.4± 1.6 and female skaters have a BMI of 21.5 ± 2.4. The results indicate that arm span is an important characteristic for skaters. Mesomorphy is the most important component, followed by endomorphy, for male and female skaters. Male skaters have an endomesomorphic somatotype (3.5-4.5-2.5) and female skaters have a balanced mesomorphic somatotype (3.3-4.1-2.9).

Identificador

VILA, Mª Helena, et al. “The anthropometric profile of elite roller figure skaters”. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise [en línea]. Vol. 8, No. 3Proc (2013). ISSN 1988-5202, pp. S633-S641. http://www.jhse.ua.es/jhse/article/view/575 [consulta: 4 sept. 2013]

1988-5202

http://hdl.handle.net/10045/30256

10.4100/jhse.2013.8.Proc3.09

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Universidad de Alicante. Área de Educación Física y Deporte

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2013.8.Proc3.09

Direitos

Licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 3.0

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Palavras-Chave #Somatotype #Performance #Competition #Gender #Educación Física y Deportiva #Didáctica de la Expresión Corporal
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article